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In case you missed it, AfterShock Comics’ young adult imprint Seismic Press have announced “Side Effects.” We also spoke with Sofia Warren about her new book, “Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator.”
– Via CBR, Marvel will introduce its first gay Spider-Man, a new character named Web-Weaver, in “Edge of Spider-Verse” #5, created by writer Steve Foxe and designed by artist Kris Anka. “Edge of Spider-Verse” is a new five-issue series from Dan Slott, Mark Bagley and additional creators that launches in August. Each issue will contain three separate stories featuring different Spider-Variants, including Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, and Spider-Mobile, as well as new variants like Web-Weaver, a Kraven the Hunter “Hunter-Spider,” a web-slinging Tyrannosaurus rex, and Felicia Hardy’s new Night-Spider persona. The comic’s official solicit reads, “Web-Weaver: A not-so-mild mannered fashion designer at Van Dyne gets spider-powers and shows us a very different kind of Spider-Slayer.” “Edge of Spider-Verse” #5 is written by Dan Slott, Steve Foxe, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with art by Bob McLeod and more, and will be available in September.
– DC Comics have announced that Warner Bros. Disovery will unite all of its divisions to mark the company’s first in-person presence at San Diego Comic-Con in three years. DC Comics will feature five panels: “Jim Lee and Friends” is set to be featured along with a panel dedicated to Gotham City, and a “Dark Crisis” panel. Tom King and Tom Taylor will also be featured in a panel, and there will be a “Comics are for Everyone” discussion. Other highlighted panels include HBO’s House of the Dragon, Netflix’s The Sandman, and the final panel for the CW series Riverdale. Head on over to DC for more info on Warner Bros. Discovery at SDCC 2022.
– Meanwhile, HBO Max released a teaser trailer and confirmed a premiere date for Harley Quinn season 3. This season explores Harley and Ivy’s relationship and reunites the gang while showcasing other goofy antics, such as kidnapping Amanda Waller, as well as a cameo from James Gunn. Season 3 of Harley Quinn, which will consist of ten episodes, will begin streaming July 28, 2022 on HBO Max.
– Via Newsarama, “The Mighty,” from Peter J. Tomasi, Keith Champagne, Chris Samnee, and Peter Snejbjerg, has found a new home at Image Comics. Originally published by Dark Horse as a 12-issue series, “The Mighty” tells the story of earth’s only superhero, Alpha One, and how he may not be as altruistic as he seems. The new Image collection will feature a new cover by Dave Johnson, and contains all 12 original issues, plus an additional three “rare” eight-page stories, as well as behind-the-scenes sketches and scripts. Image’s “The Mighty” will be available in comic shops on September 28, 2022.
– Via Polygon, in celebration of the world premiere of One Piece Film: Red in Japan, Bandai Namco and Toei Animation will host a two-day “One Piece” 25th anniversary celebration event, which will be livestreamed on YouTube. All things “One Piece” will be discussed, from the manga and the anime, to the movie and video games. The “One Piece” 25th anniversary celebration event will begin early July 22 and continue through July 23 on YouTube.
– Variety reports that Poppy Liu has been cast in a guest star role in the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese follows Jin Wang (played by Ben Wang), in his struggle to juggle his high school social life with his immigrant home life — and to make matters more complicated, Jin gets involved in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. Lui joins Wang as Princess Iron Fan, who is described as enchanting and as possessing magical powers. American Born Chinese is written and executive produced by Kelvin Yu, who also serves as showrunner.
– Finally, colorist Tamra Bonvillain took to Twitter to criticize HeroesCon for inviting writer/artist Jason Latour. Latour was accused of sexual harassment by several individuals in 2020. Bonvillain tweeted, “I wish more people in this industry made noise when an abuser was allowed back into public comic spaces. I really feel for all the people that stuck their necks out sharing painful experiences, hoping something might be done to stop them, only to be met with silence.” Others, including Ramon Villalobas, have also criticized HeroesCon’s decision.
